HTC sues Apple after Google sells tech patents

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Taiwanese smartphone firm HTC has fired a fresh salvo in its continuing war with Apple over patent infringement.

HTC has used patents it bought from Google last week to lodge a fresh complaint against Apple with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).

It has alleged that Apple's computers and mobile devices infringe patents involving wi-fi capability and processor communication technology.

This is the third complaint that HTC has filed against Apple.

"We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC phones," said Grace Lei, general counsel of HTC.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14832762

Let lawsuit tennis commence.

Or, to save themselves the time and money, scrap the current patent system and not allow them to repatent concepts. It''s ridiculous and unnecessary, and the patents some of these companies have taken halt the evolution of technology. Infact, just get StarTrek to file complaints against all of these phone and computer companies, most of these smartphones, tablets, pads, gadgets and computers have been around for decades but not in a useable form in StarTrek, so none of these companies are really innovative or creative.